PhD

Psychology

Study mode:On campus Study type:Full-time Languages: English
Local:$ 29.5 k / Year(s) Foreign:$ 29.5 k / Year(s) Deadline: Dec 1, 2024
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Research facilities include: special rooms for research in problems of perception and cognition; a social-psychology laboratory equipped for experimental and observational studies; electrophysiological, histological, and chemical laboratories; surgery facilities; facilities for the maintenance and behavioral study of vertebrate and invertebrate laboratory animals; darkrooms and shops; an audiovisual studio equipped for the study of teaching; laboratory computers and interacting terminals with the capacity to control equipment in experiments and to do online processing and complex data analyses; and other specialized facilities, both on campus and at various off-campus locations.

Students develop an independent program of study in consultation with their Special Committee. The three primary members of the Special Committee must be chosen by the end of the first year; students are encouraged to select at least one member (not the chairperson) from a field other than psychology. The Director of Graduate Studies appoints a fourth member, whose function is to ensure that the student obtains adequate breadth of training.

The Special Committee oversees requirements that are established by the field. Current requirements include a first-year review and annual meetings of the Special Committee to review the student's progress; a research paper completed by the end of the first year and an oral report of the research presented to a meeting of students and faculty members; a one-year course in statistics and experimental design; at least ten hours a week of supervised teaching experience for at least two semesters; the Admission to Candidacy examination, which should be taken by the end of the third year (a Graduate School requirement); a written dissertation proposal, which must be accepted at a meeting of the Special Committee called for that purpose; and the doctoral dissertation itself with a final examination on the dissertation (Graduate School requirements).

  • PSYCH 1101 - Introduction to Psychology
  • PSYCH 1102 - Introduction to Cognitive Science (crosslisted)
  • PSYCH 1103 - Introductory Psychology Seminars
  • PSYCH 1104 - WIM: Introduction to Cognitive Science (crosslisted)
  • PSYCH 1280 - Personality and Social Psychology: The Individual in the Social World
  • PSYCH 1650 - Computing in the Arts (crosslisted)
  • PSYCH 1990 - Sports Psychology
  • PSYCH 2050 - Perception
  • PSYCH 2090 - Developmental Psychology (crosslisted)
  • PSYCH 2150 - Psychology of Language (crosslisted)
  • PSYCH 2230 - Introduction to Biopsychology (crosslisted)
  • PSYCH 2231 - WIM: Introduction to Biopsychology
  • PSYCH 2610 - Development of Social Behavior (crosslisted)
  • PSYCH 2650 - Psychology and Law (crosslisted)
  • PSYCH 2750 - Introduction to Personality (crosslisted)
  • PSYCH 2800 - Introduction to Social Psychology
  • PSYCH 2820 - Community Outreach (crosslisted)
  • PSYCH 3050 - [Visual Perception] (crosslisted)
  • PSYCH 3135 - [The Psychology of Good and Evil]
  • PSYCH 3140 - Computational Psychology (crosslisted)
  • PSYCH 3150 - [Obesity and the Regulation of Body Weight] (crosslisted)
  • PSYCH 3160 - [Auditory Perception: The Music Lab]
  • PSYCH 3220 - Hormones and Behavior (crosslisted)
  • PSYCH 3240 - Biopsychology Laboratory (crosslisted)
  • PSYCH 3250 - Adult Psychopathology (crosslisted)
  • PSYCH 3260 - Evolution of Human Behavior
  • PSYCH 3270 - Field Practicum I (crosslisted)
  • PSYCH 3280 - Field Practicum II (crosslisted)
  • PSYCH 3300 - Introduction to Computational Neuroscience (crosslisted)
  • PSYCH 3320 - Biopsychology of Learning and Memory (crosslisted)
  • PSYCH 3350 - The Psychology of Attention
  • PSYCH 3420 - Human Perception: Application to Computer Graphics, Art, and Visual Display(crosslisted)
  • PSYCH 3500 - Statistics and Research Design
  • PSYCH 3800 - [Social Cognition]
  • PSYCH 3820 - Prejudice and Stereotyping
  • PSYCH 3850 - [The Psychology of Emotion]
  • PSYCH 4030 - [Inequality, Power and Happiness]
  • PSYCH 4050 - Judgment and Decision Making
  • PSYCH 4060 - Language and Social Groups
  • PSYCH 4070 - The Origins of Us vs Them
  • PSYCH 4120 - Laboratory in Cognition and Perception (crosslisted)
  • PSYCH 4180 - Psychology of Music (crosslisted)
  • PSYCH 4200 - [Advanced Neurobiology Learning and Memory]
  • PSYCH 4230 - Navigation, Memory, and Context: What Does the Hippocampus Do? (crosslisted)
  • PSYCH 4240 - [Neuroethology: A Comparative Approach to Neural Circuits and Behavior](crosslisted)
  • PSYCH 4250 - [Cognitive Neuroscience] (crosslisted)
  • PSYCH 4260 - Cognitive Behavioral Ecology (crosslisted)
  • PSYCH 4270 - Evolution of Language (crosslisted)
  • PSYCH 4280 - [Computational Psycholinguistics] (crosslisted)
  • PSYCH 4300 - [Moral Reasoning]
  • PSYCH 4320 - Topics in Cognitive Science (crosslisted)
  • PSYCH 4330 - [Neural Views on Mental Illness] (crosslisted)
  • PSYCH 4500 - Psychology at the Sciencenter!
  • PSYCH 4650 - [Topics in High Level Vision] (crosslisted)
  • PSYCH 4700 - Undergraduate Research in Psychology
  • PSYCH 4710 - Advanced Undergraduate Research in Psychology
  • PSYCH 4750 - Quantitative Methods 1 (crosslisted)
  • PSYCH 4760 - Quantitative Methods 2 (crosslisted)
  • PSYCH 4770 - Advanced Developmental Seminar
  • PSYCH 4810 - Advanced Social Psychology
  • PSYCH 4820 - [Automaticity]
  • PSYCH 4840 - Goals, Needs, and Desires
  • PSYCH 4850 - [The Self]
  • PSYCH 4910 - Research Methods in Psychology (crosslisted)

Advanced Courses and Seminars:


Advanced seminars are primarily for graduate students, but with the permission of the instructor they may be taken by qualified undergraduates. The selection of seminars to be offered each semester is determined by the needs of the students.

A supplement describing these advanced seminars is available at the beginning of each semester and can be obtained from the department office (211 Uris Hall). The following courses may be offered either semester and carry 4 credits unless otherwise indicated.

  • PSYCH 6000 - General Research Seminar
  • PSYCH 6030 - Inequality, Power and Happiness
  • PSYCH 6050 - Perception
  • PSYCH 6070 - The Origins of Us vs Them
  • PSYCH 6120 - Perception Lunch Seminar
  • PSYCH 6121 - Laboratory in Cognition and Perception
  • PSYCH 6140 - Computational Psychology (crosslisted)
  • PSYCH 6180 - Psychology of Music
  • PSYCH 6181 - Topics in Psycholinguistics
  • PSYCH 6200 - [Advanced Neurobiology Learning and Memory]
  • PSYCH 6210 - Behavioral and Brain Sciences (crosslisted)
  • PSYCH 6230 - Navigation, Memory, and Context: What Does the Hippocampus Do?
  • PSYCH 6250 - [Cognitive Neuroscience]
  • PSYCH 6260 - Cognitive Behavioral Ecology
  • PSYCH 6270 - Evolution of Language
  • PSYCH 6271 - Topics in Biopsychology
  • PSYCH 6280 - [Computational Psycholinguistics] (crosslisted)
  • PSYCH 6300 - [Moral Reasoning]
  • PSYCH 6320 - Biopsychology of Learning and Memory
  • PSYCH 6350 - The Psychology of Attention
  • PSYCH 6420 - Human Perception: Applications to Computer Graphics, Art, and Visual Display
  • PSYCH 6500 - Psychology at the Sciencenter!
  • PSYCH 6650 - [Topics in High Level Vision]
  • PSYCH 6750 - Quantitative Methods 1 (crosslisted)
  • PSYCH 6760 - Quantitative Methods 2 (crosslisted)
  • PSYCH 6770 - Advanced Developmental Seminar
  • PSYCH 6800 - Experimental Social Psychology
  • PSYCH 6810 - [Advanced Social Psychology]
  • PSYCH 6820 - [Automaticity]
  • PSYCH 6840 - Goals, Needs, and Desires
  • PSYCH 6850 - [The Self]
  • PSYCH 6910 - Research Methods in Psychology (crosslisted)
  • PSYCH 7000 - Research in Biopsychology
  • PSYCH 7050 - Judgment and Decision Making
  • PSYCH 7090 - Developmental Psychology
  • PSYCH 7100 - Research in Human Experimental Psychology
  • PSYCH 7160 - [Auditory Perception: The Music Lab]
  • PSYCH 7200 - Research in Social Psychology and Personality
  • PSYCH 7220 - Hormones and Behavior
  • PSYCH 7750 - Proseminar in Social Psychology I
  • PSYCH 7760 - Proseminar in Social Psychology II
  • PSYCH 9000 - Doctoral Thesis Research in Biopsychology
  • PSYCH 9100 - Doctoral Thesis Research in Human Experimental Psychology
  • PSYCH 9200 - Doctoral Thesis Research in Social Psychology and Personality

Summer Session Courses:


The following courses are also frequently offered in the summer session, though not necessarily by the same instructor as during the academic year. Not all of these courses are offered in a particular summer. Information regarding these courses and additional summer session offerings in psychology is available from the department before the end of the fall semester.

  • PSYCH 1101 - Introduction to Psychology
  • PSYCH 1102 - Introduction to Cognitive Science (crosslisted)
  • PSYCH 1280 - Personality and Social Psychology: The Individual in the Social World
  • PSYCH 1990 - Sports Psychology
  • PSYCH 2230 - Introduction to Biopsychology (crosslisted)
  • PSYCH 2800 - Introduction to Social Psychology
  • PSYCH 3500 - Statistics and Research Design

Only applicants seeking the Ph.D. degree are accepted. Applicants must submit GRE general test scores in addition to transcripts of the undergraduate record, three letters of recommendation, and a personal statement of interests. Applicants are not required to submit scores on the GRE subject test in psychology, or to have had an undergraduate major in psychology. Prior research experience is highly desirable; applicants may submit research reports or work. The closing date for applications is December 15. Persons whose primary interests lie in clinical, counseling, industrial, or school psychology should not apply.

  • Diplom Bakalavra; or, for institutes that do not award Diplom Bakalavra,a Diplom accompanied by transcript of courses taken and a letter from the university confirming that the applicant completed 3 years of study
  • Transcripts 
  • TOEFL. A minimum TOEFL score of 600 (paper-based) or 250 (computer-based) is required.
  • 3 recommendations
  • GRE general test
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